narration
/nəˈreɪʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /nəˈreɪʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /na-ˈrā-shən nə-/ (ame, mw)
narration — 名詞
- narrationsingular
- narrationsplural
1. the activity by which someone tells a story, either out loud or in writing, putt
敘述
說故事或寫故事的行為
the activity by which someone tells a story, either out loud or in writing, putting the events in order and explaining what happened.
Tamar's calm narration helped the children follow the long folk tale to its surprising end.
Tamar 平靜的敘述幫助孩子們跟上這個冗長民間故事，直到那令人意外的結局。
narration + possessive noun, subject of helped
Good narration moves the story forward without leaving the reader confused.
好的敘述能推動故事前進，又不會讓讀者感到混亂。
narration as bare noun subject of generic statement
Rafael uses photos and short clips to support his narration of the family trip.
Rafael 用照片和短片來輔助他對家族旅行的敘述。
The teacher praised Hugo for clear narration and asked him to read his essay aloud.
老師稱讚 Hugo 敘述清楚，並請他把作文大聲唸出來。
- storytelling
more general; covers oral and creative traditions, not just one performance
- recounting
stresses the report of events that really happened, not invented ones
- telling
more everyday; often paired as 'the telling of the story'
文法句型
narration of [event/story]
用法筆記
Subject is usually a person or a piece of work (a chapter, an essay, a film). Distinguish from sense 2 by checking whether the focus is the act of telling (sense 1) or the spoken voice-over added to images (sense 2).
常見錯誤
2. the spoken words added to a film, television show, or play that describe what is
旁白
影片或節目中口述的旁白
the spoken words added to a film, television show, or play that describe what is happening on screen or set the scene for the audience.
The documentary about the rainforest opens with quiet narration by Tyler over slow drone shots.
這部關於雨林的紀錄片以 Tyler 安靜的旁白搭配緩慢的空拍鏡頭作為開場。
narration by + person; typical film-context use
Marco recorded the narration for the museum's audio guide in a small studio downtown.
Marco 在市區一間小錄音室裡，為博物館的語音導覽錄製了旁白。
narration for + media product; collocation: record the narration
Without the narration, viewers would not understand why the old factory was being torn down.
如果沒有旁白，觀眾就不會明白那間老工廠為什麼要被拆除。
Esteban added a few jokes to the narration so the school video felt less boring.
Esteban 在旁白裡加了幾個笑話，好讓那部學校影片不那麼無聊。
- voice-over
more technical; specifically the off-screen voice on a film or commercial
- commentary
more often live, as during a sports broadcast
文法句型
narration by [person]
narration for [film/show]
用法筆記
Frequently paired with verbs like 'record', 'add', 'write'. Distinct from sense 1 because the speaker is reading prepared lines over moving images or staged action, not telling a story freely.
常見錯誤
3. a single told or written account of something that happened — the story itself,
記述；陳述
對事件的口頭或書面敘事文
a single told or written account of something that happened — the story itself, not the act of telling it.
Hoa wrote a short narration of the village wedding for her grandmother in Vietnam.
Hoa 為她在越南的祖母寫了一篇關於村裡婚禮的短篇記述。
countable: a narration of + event
The historian quoted a soldier's narration of the battle from a letter dated 1916.
這位歷史學家引用了一位士兵在一封一九一六年信件中對那場戰役的陳述。
possessive + narration of + historical event; formal register
Several survivors offered narrations that disagreed about which boat had left the harbour first.
好幾位生還者提供的記述彼此矛盾，對於哪艘船先離開港口說法不一。
Tariq's narration of the protest filled four pages and named each speaker in order.
Tariq 對那場抗議的陳述寫滿了四頁紙，並依序列出每位發言者的名字。
文法句型
a narration of [events]
用法筆記
Countable in this sense ('a narration', 'narrations') — sense 1 is usually uncountable. Distinguish from sense 1 by asking whether the focus is the finished product (sense 3) or the activity itself (sense 1).